JUST IN: Three Dead As Billboard Falls On Bus In Lagos

At least three people died Wednesday when a billboard fell on a coaster commercial bus in Lagos.

Our correspondent learnt that about seven other people who sustained various degrees of injuries were rescued from the scene.

The incident happened around Ilasa bus-stop, along the Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos.

A witness told newsmen a construction truck working on the highway hit the electronic billboard, causing it to fall on the commercial bus.

The general manager of Lagos emergency services, Adesina Tiamiyu, confirmed the incident on Wednesday afternoon.

P.T